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Category: Of Note
Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic notifies patients of hack (Update3)
Months after it was hacked by TheDarkOverlord, a second Atlanta orthopedic clinic notifies patients. Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic in Atlanta has disclosed that they were hacked. WSBTV has the story. But the hack wasn’t on September 22 as the news cast seems to suggest – that’s just when they confirmed it. This is all quite interesting, because I had…
Connecticut Hacker Created Darknet Phishing Sites To Steal Bitcoins
JP Buntinx reports: The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have been keeping a close eye on the darknet marketplace sector as of late. During one of their investigations, they came across a person building clone websites of platforms such as AlphaBay. As it turns out, these were deliberate phishing attempts to collect login information from users…
Aesthetic Dentistry Hacked by thedarkoverlord
Today a hacker using the name @tdohack3r aka thedarkoverlord has announced a small breach on another service that has exposed PII (personal identifiable information) and PHI (personal health information). This breach announced today was on Aesthetic Dentistry and appears that it may only effect a small amount of 3,500 persons which is very small compared…
CN: 201 people arrested in infringement of personal information case
CRI reports: Chinese police have arrested 201 suspects in an infringement of citizen’s personal information case, the Ministry of Public Security said Sunday. The case sprawled 25 provincial regions across China. […] Initial investigations showed nine gangs were involved. Each gang consisted of information sources together with three levels of agents. Personal information was sold…
Two Lizard Squad/PoodleCorp Members Arrested and Charged
American and Dutch Teenagers Arrested on Criminal Charges for Allegedly Operating International Cyber-Attack-For-Hire Websites CHICAGO — Federal authorities in Chicago have charged two suspected computer hackers for allegedly operating cyber-attack-for-hire websites that launched attacks on companies and individuals around the world. ZACHARY BUCHTA, 19, of Fallston, Md., and BRADLEY JAN WILLEM VAN ROOY, 19, of…